The Underrated Role of Ultrasound in Peritoneal Dialysis

Ultrasound is very effective in performing procedures and assessment of complications in peritoneal dialysis. The ultrasound examination can be applied for preoperative assessment, during the peritoneal catheter placement, for the detection and monitoring of infection, as well as for the evaluation...

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Published in:Journal of ultrasound in medicine 2022-02, Vol.41 (2), p.301-310
Main Authors: Granata, Antonio, Rahbari, Elnaz, Di Nicolò, Pierpaolo, Battaglia, Yuri, Campo, Irene, Fresilli, Daniele, Pacini, Patrizia, Lucatelli, Pierleone, Barr, Richard G., Cantisani, Vito, Zeiler, Matthias
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Language:English
Subjects:
Catheters, Indwelling
complication
diagnosis
Humans
infection
Kidney Failure, Chronic - diagnostic imaging
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
malfunction
Peritoneal Dialysis
Ultrasonography
ultrasound
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Summary:Ultrasound is very effective in performing procedures and assessment of complications in peritoneal dialysis. The ultrasound examination can be applied for preoperative assessment, during the peritoneal catheter placement, for the detection and monitoring of infection, as well as for the evaluation of the catheter malfunction. Despite being not only a cost‐ and time‐saving technique but also a bedside procedure, ultrasonography remains an underrated clinical tool in the field of peritoneal dialysis. This publication wants to explain and reinforce the clinical utility of US in PD and to expand the diagnostic equipment for the clinician.
ISSN:0278-4297
1550-9613
DOI:10.1002/jum.15710